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Obama ignored general’s pleas to keep US forces in Iraq - Paper
Date: 2014-06-16 16:50:58 GMT - USA - International - SN:76 - ID:781522
The last American commander in Iraq recommended to the Obama administration that 23,000 US troops remain to cement the victory, but no deal was ever reached with Baghdad, and all combat forces went home, Washington Times reported on Monday. ....
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Trans-regional states Support takfiri groups - Rouhani
Date: 2014-06-16 14:46:13 GMT - Iran - International - SN:69 - ID:781318
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the trans-regional states for supporting the terrorist Takfiri groups which have intensified their attacks against certain countries of the region, including Syria and Iraq. In a recent meeting ....
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Iran urges Iraqi Kurds to protect Baghdad government against terrorists: Deputy FM
Date: 2014-06-16 14:44:41 GMT - Iran - International - SN:67 - ID:781314
Tehran wants Iraq's Kurdistan region to support the country's federal government against the terrorist groups, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said. Tehran will discuss mutual relations as ....
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West’s refusal to condemn attack on Russian Embassy in Kiev double standards — diplomat
Date: 2014-06-16 12:23:59 GMT - Russia - International - SN:59 - ID:780981
Russia’s high-ranking diplomat said Western partners’ refusal to condemn the attack on the Russian Embassy in Kiev is the policy of double standards. “We can say the Western partners demonstrated the policy of double standards in the UN Security ....
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Blair’s Iraq invasion was a tragic error, and he’s mad to deny it
Date: 2014-06-16 11:29:58 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:51 - ID:780849
London Mayor Boris Johnson lashed out at UK ex premier Tony Blair for his refusal to face facts that Iraq invasion in 2003 was a big mistake, reported the Daily Telegraph. "I have come to the conclusion that Tony Blair has finally gone mad. He ....
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3 killed, 75 injured, houses set ablaze in Sri Lanka ethnic clashes
Date: 2014-06-16 10:47:00 GMT - Sri Lanka - International - SN:48 - ID:780725
At least three Muslims were killed and 75 people seriously injured in violence between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lankan coastal towns best known as tourist draws, with Muslim homes set ablaze, officials and residents said on Monday as ....
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Fifth round of Iran nuclear talks begins
Date: 2014-06-16 09:41:04 GMT - Austria - International - SN:41 - ID:780543
Iran and world powers' high-stakes nuclear talks enter a critical fifth round in Vienna on Monday, with both sides still far apart on crucial issues five weeks before a deadline for a deal, Press TV reported. The five permanent members of the UN ....
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Spain arrests eight in 'ISIS cell'
Date: 2014-06-16 09:30:08 GMT - Spain - International - SN:34 - ID:780517
Spanish police said Monday they have detained eight people on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria and Iraq, the BBC reported. They suspect the cell of trying to send jihadists to join the militant group ISIS - the Islamic State in ....
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S. Korea to repatriate 5 N. Korean fishermen rescued at sea
Date: 2014-06-16 09:05:24 GMT - south korea - International - SN:25 - ID:780416
South Korea will send back home five North Korean fishermen who were rescued after their vessel sank in the Sea of Japan, Yonhap reported quoting the Unification Ministry. The ministry said the five men had expressed their desire to return to ....
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Colombia vote: Santos re-elected as president
Date: 2014-06-16 09:03:29 GMT - Colombia - International - SN:24 - ID:780413
Juan Manuel Santos has won re-election in Colombia's most dramatic presidential contest in years, the BBC reported Monday. Mr Santos won nearly 51% of votes and saw off his right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who had 45%. Correspondents ....
